01324 a2200157 4500020001800000082001900018245006800037260000900105300001300114520088000127650007801007700002201085700001701107700001901124700002301143 a9781107546226 a323.0968bSOC- aSocio-Economic Right In South Africa b: Symbols or Substance ? c2015 a488, pp. aThe embrace of socio-economic rights in South Africa has featured prominently in scholarship on constitution making, legal jurisprudence and social mobilisation. But the development has attracted critics who claim that this turn to rights has not generated social transformation in practice. This book sets out to assess one part of the puzzle and asks what has been the role and impact of socio-economic strategies used by civil society actors. Focusing on a range of socio-economic rights and national trends in law and political economy, the book's authors show how socio-economic rights have influenced the development of civil society discourse and action. The evidence suggests that some strategies have achieved material and political impact but this is conditional on the nature of the claim, degree of mobilisation and alliance building, and underlying constraints.  aEconomic rightsvSociological jurisprudencevSocial justicezSouth Africa aLangford, Malcolm aCousins, Ben aDugard, Jackie aMadlingozi, Tshepo